Human Resources - Contacts

Who to contact in Human Resources

• Employee Services Hub - For general HR advice and admin support for managers and staff
• Central Services Teams - HR Policy & Process, International Mobility, Temporary Staffing Service
• HR Operations (Business Partnering) - For HR strategy and case work; supporting managers with organisational change; capability, conduct, grievance and acceptable behaviour cases; workforce planning and redeployment
• Organisational Development - Staff Development, Coaching, Change Management, Staff Engagement, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Reward & Benefits,  Resourcing & Recruitment
• HR Management Team

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Employee Services Hub

Interim Director of Central Services: Natasha Gregory

As a member of staff or a manager we are here to support you throughout your employment journey at the University.  

The Employee Services Hub provides HR policy & process advice and administrative support to managers and main staff. 

Who to Contact: 

• Assistance with new starters & internal transfers, staffing request forms, contracts of employment, right to work, pre-employment and security checks. 

Contact: onboarding-employee-services-hub@bristol.ac.uk  

• Employment changes such as change in hours, contract extensions, academic promotions, changes to departments, units, line managers or work schedules, pay award, and employment references  

• Leave & flexible working including maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave, flexible working requests and reviews 

• Initial service reviews and relocation expenses 

• Redundancy, resignations and retirements 

Please contact the right team based on your faculty or staff group: 

Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences (FALS) 
FALS-hrqueries@bristol.ac.uk  

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences (FHLS) 
FHLS-hrqueries@bristol.ac.uk  

Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSEN) 
FSEN-hrqueries@bristol.ac.uk  

Professional Services (PS) 
PS-hrqueries@bristol.ac.uk  

Unsure who to contact? Email any mailbox listed above, and your query will be redirected if needed.  

Please do not copy multiple mailboxes it slows down response times. 

MEET THE TEAM

Jodie Hooper Deputy Head of HR Shared Services 

HR Shared Services Team Leaders 

Sharon Faulkner & Beth Rogers

HR Shared Services Advisers 
Bex Upton (FALS), Alex Wyatt-Barton (FHLS), Emma Robson (FHLS),  Janet Cainey (FSEN), Laura Bridges (FSEN), Miriam Pearse (PS), Nina White (PS) 

HR Shared Services Senior Administrators 

Rhianna Bryon (FALS), Anna Woolford (FHLS), Rachel Perry (FHLS), Sarah Harvey (FHLS), Ruby Begum (FSEN), Mary Alexandrou (PS)

HR Shared Services Administrators 

Abbie Standerwick, Alina Koshman, Eirlys Fernihough, Fran Whitehead , Lily Bassett, Rachel Marshall, Rosa Bitouche, Vikki Wilson, Wiktoria Huber

Administrative Assistants 

Lisa Wood & Julie Lennon 

Staff Immigration & Global Mobility Team

What we handle: 

• UK immigration compliance, visa applications & extension 

• Support for international staff moving to the UK & relocation expenses 

 Contact: staff-immigration-team@bristol.ac.uk  

• Staff overseas working risk & costs assessments 

• Overseas working compliance & international payroll 

Contact: staff-globalmobility@bristol.ac.uk 

MEET THE TEAM

Jorge Ramirez Staff Immigration & Global Mobility Manager 

Neil Garrett Staff Global Mobility & HR Compliance Manager 

Katie Beard International Payroll Adviser 

Bridgett Amey Immigration Adviser 

Clare Stephens Immigration Adviser 

Rachel Coggins Immigration Adviser 

Catherine Williams Immigration Administrator

Jo-Ann Binns-Harris Immigration Administrator

Leigh Thomas Immigration Administrator

The Temporary Staffing Service supports the University with short-term and flexible staffing needs. 

Whether it’s covering vacancies, supporting peak workloads, or arranging specialist support, the TSS team ensures the right people are in place quickly and efficiently. 

• RTW and contracting casual workers for ad-hoc or short-term roles including student contracts and student vacation internships (CAG). 

  Contact: TSS-CAG@bristol.ac.uk 

  • Providing administrative and clerical workers for temporary staffing gaps (AC).  

  Contact: TSS-Mail@bristol.ac.uk 

  • RTW and contracting Teaching Support Staff (TSRs) for hourly paid teaching and assessment 

  Contact: tsr-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk 

  • External Examiners – appointment and payment processing 

  Contact: TSS-CAG@bristol.ac.uk 

  • Honorary and Associate staff – management and processing 

  Contact: honorary-associate-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk 

  • Faculty Student Recruitment (FSTA) process – managing recruitment and appointments within faculties 

  Contact: studentadmin-recruitment@bristol.ac.uk 

MEET THE TEAM

Sacha Russell HR Shared Services Team Leader 

Emily Bell HR Shared Services Adviser 

Jenni Gilbert Senior Administrator 

Kate O'Mahony Senior Administrator 

Andrea Nicholas TSS Payroll Administrator 

Rebecca Thirtle TSS Administrator 

Joe Mitchell TSS Administrator 

Amy Donnelly TSS Administrator 

Elizabeth Holbrook TSS Administrator 

Nicole Abreu TSS Administrator 

Giselle Vollero TSS Administrator 

Ayla Baber TSS Administrator 

Amy Handy TSS Administrator 

Amanda Murdock TSS Administrator 

Gloria Fan TSS Administrator 

Central Services Teams

HR Policy & Process

Name	Role
Kat Byrne	HR Officer (Policy)
Kim Pennelegion	HR Officer (Process)
Kimberly Dean	HR Policy Administrator

HR Operations

Director of People Operations and Central Support: Adam Kirton

Head of HR Business Partnering / Senior HR Business Partners	HR Business Partners
Support managers through organisational change and delivery of strategy Liaison with trade unions Manage establishment including staff requests and workforce plans Oversee HR service delivery Reward strategy including grade M, promotions, progression and recruitment and retention premium Support equality & diversity initiatives	Support managers with the management of staff absence and health Follow up occupational health referrals with managers Support managers with ISR, capability, conduct, grievance or acceptable behaviour cases Complex maternity/cover/flexible working enquiries Job Evaluation and support for writing job descriptions Manage and support redeployment cases Support workforce planning

Associate Director of People: Alison Wall

Director of People Partnering: Rachel Shimeld

	Head of HR Business Partnering	Senior HR Business Partner	HR Business Partner
Faculty of Science & Engineering	Jo Livesey	Ruth Robinshale	Imogen Barfield Kate Amiri Juliette Kitson-Smith (maternity leave) Lorna Carswell Alicia Adams Sara Chandler
Faculty of Health & Life Science	Mel Wise	Jessica Bryan   Concetta Dragojevic	Cigdem Higgins Caroline Veale Laura WIlliams Izzy Herrera Eurita Farquharson
Faculty of Arts, Law & Social Science	Catherine Stuart	Emma Doherty Catherine Manning	Rebecca Sawkins Chloe Jagger Francesca Hyde
Professional Services	Stela Holder	Sophie Colston	Neil Buttery Paula Belsey Garima Verma Henrietta Ingram (maternity leave) Monika Niedermaier
	Paula Stirling		Jess Elms (maternity leave) Oliver Scrivin
Projects	Anna Duncan	Maria Hanks Mark Hucks	Petra Bryan-Brown

 

People Development

Name	Role
Claire Wrixon	Head of People Development (Strategy and Operations)
Emily Pitt	Senior People Development Partner (Maternity Leave)
Isabel Frazer-Veli	Senior People Development Partner (Leadership & Management)
Kasha Lozinska-Sheridan	Senior People Development Partner (Careers & Skills)
Claudia Gumm	Senior People Development Partner
Lydia Klimecki	People Development Partner
Maxine Sims	People Development Partner
Georgie Locke	People Development Partner
Rachel Hogg	People Development Partner
Bethan Turner	People Development Partner
Magda Clark	People Development Partner
Sarah Armstrong	People Development Admin Manager
Jon Tilley	People  Development Admin Coordinator
Sara Williams	People Development Adviser
Rachel Dill	People Development Adviser
Corinne Lamplugh	People Development Adviser
Josie Dunne	People Development Administrator
Jasmine Wallis	People Development Administrator
Katherine Curmi	People Development Administrator
Monique Jose	People Development Administrator
Jonathan Whitham	Coaching Manager
Clare Brophy	Coaching Service Manager
Sarah McCowen	Coaching Service Manager

Change Management Team

Julia Davies	Head of Change Management
Gill Allaway	Change Management Partner
Jim Hodgson	Change Management Partner
Allison McRitchie	Change Management Partner
Georgina Webb-Dickin	Change Management Partner

 Staff Engagement

Name	Role
Claire Kinsley	Head of Staff Engagement and Culture
Imogen Hughes	Staff Engagement Adviser

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Team

Name	Role
Tracy Brunnock	Head of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Caroline McKinnon	Deputy Head of EDI (Equity and Partnership)
Rowan Kinsella	Associate EDI Partner
Harry Cornish	EDI Administrator
Ames Mosley	Associate EDI Partner
Helen Fullagar	Associate EDI Partner

Reward & Benefits

Name	Role
Haylie Carr	Head of Reward and Benefits
Alice Goodwin	Reward Advisor (data analysis)
Rob McCracken	Data Analyst
James Vickery	HR Reward Analyst

Resourcing

Director of Talent and Career Development: Liam Taylor

For Recruitment and Resourcing queries see Resourcing team contacts

Name	Role
Matt Ellis	Senior Resourcing Business Partner
Alexia Hall	Resourcing Business Partner
Raveena Landa	Resourcing Business Partner
Harriet Hanson	Resourcing Adviser
Nico Bonnissent	Systems and Reporting Analyst
Craig Stephens	Recruitment Team Leader
Daria Tyszkiewicz	Recruitment Coordinator
Blythe Varney	Recruitment Coordinator
Emma Lewis	Recruitment Coordinator
Jess Dante	Recruitment Coordinator (maternity leave)
Lisa Fitzpatrick	Recruitment Coordinator
Jill Richards	Recruitment Coordinator
Amy Bennett	Recruitment Coordinator
Laura Brown	Recruitment Coordinator
Letichia Campbell-Faulknor	Recruitment Coordinator
Rebecca Scott	Head of Apprenticeships and Employment Outreach
Niah Rhoden-Edwards	Projects Officer (Employability and Opportunities)

Human Resources Management

Name	Role
James Bigwood	Chief People Officer
Alison Wall	Associate Director of People
Adam Kirton	Director of People Operations and Central Support
Sarah Haworth	HR Executive Administration Manager (Tues, Wed, Fri)
Em Wheeler	HR Executive Support Assistant (Mon-Thu)

Organisation Structure Charts

• HR Leadership Structure Chart (PDF, 207kB)
• HR OD (People Development, Reward and Benefits) Structure Chart (PDF, 175kB)
• EDI, Staff Engagement and Change Management team Structure Chart (PDF, 166kB)
• HR OD (Resourcing and Employability) Structure Chart (PDF, 168kB)
• HR Central and Shared Services Structure Chart (PDF, 235kB)
• HR Shared Services Structure Chart (PDF, 201kB)
• HR Operations Structure Chart (PDF, 162kB)